Structural Health Monitoring for Space Systems

Advances in Structural Health Monitoring of Space Systems

Andrei N. Zagrai, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA

Derek T. Doyle, Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Vehicles Directorate, USA

Brandon J. Arritt, Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Vehicles Directorate, USA

The application of SHM technologies to space systems and implications to the space community

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a valuable tool for in-service assessment of structural condition. This book, for the first time, explores specifics of SHM applied to space craft in particular. The volume presents technical advances in SHM of space systems from the viewpoints of academia, industry and government agencies and explores some of the major test setups that have been developed and the unique requirements not currently directed at the terrestrial developers.

It is suggested that SHM may be considered for aiding in the rapid assembly of spacecraft components, monitoring system conditions during launch, in-orbit operations and re-entry, and could be a major contributor to spacecraft certification for the next launch. This book presents a discussion of factors affecting realization of the SHM system for spacecraft, provides examples of different SHM technologies utilized for assessment of space systems, and gives recommendations for current and future SHM applications.

Key features:

•             Various SHM technologies for space structures.

•             Industry, government, and academic vision of spacecraft SHM.

•             Examples of structural diagnostics of space systems.

•             Results of SHM in stratospheric and sub-orbital spaceflight environments.

This advanced text provides coverage of technical advances in SHM for graduate students and professionals in the space industry.

Dr. Andrei Zagrai is an Associate Professor and Mechanical Engineering department chair at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. His research interests encompass intelligent, adaptive structures, structural health monitoring (SHM) and vibrations. Dr. Zagrai’s current research is concentrated on structural health monitoring and diagnosis of space systems. His team is responsible for a first demonstration of active SHM during suborbital spaceflight. Dr. Zagrai has published more than seventy technical papers and has received a number of national and international awards including, Achenbach medal for contribution in the field of SHM, several prestigious scholarships and two best paper awards. He is a member of AIAA, ASME, ASA, IIAV.

Dr. Brandon Arritt manages AFRL’s Space Resilience Technologies program, which develops integrated technology solutions to assure our Nation’s critical space services in the face of natural and man-made threats.  Dr. Arritt has led numerous teams in the development and transition of technologies for next generation space systems, to include conducting multiple experiments on sounding rockets, experimental satellites, the International Space Station, and National Security Space missions.  Dr. Arritt has over 80 technical publications covering a wide range of space related topics, including: structural health monitoring, satellite thermal management, structural approaches for responsive space, low-cost space access, composite structures, electromagnetic metamaterials, and infrared optics.

Derek Doyle is the Symbiotic Structures Lead, working in Integrated Structural Systems at the Air Force Research Laboratory in the USA.

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